General News

The Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office (FGR) are treating the death of the mayor of the Jalisco town of Casimiro Castillo, Alfredo Sevilla, as a murder inquiry.

The General Council of the National Electoral Institute (INE) has given its approval for the Va por México coalition to contest all 20 of Jalisco’s electoral districts in June’s election for the federal Chamber of Deputies.

The collapse of the front landing gear of a Viva Aerobus plane preparing to take off from the Puerto Vallarta airport Thursday afternoon initiated a full-blown emergency.

According to the State Institute of Statistical and Geographical Information (IIEG), the number of foreigners visiting Jalisco by air declined by 48.7 percent in 2020. The total of 1.35 million was the lowest for eight years.

The United States Consulate General in Guadalajara has presented Zapopan law enforcement officials with certificates of recognition for their role in the arrest of U.S. citizen Jeffrey Winston Forrest in May of last year.

Jalisco’s Covid-19 hotline, which this week marked one year in service, has received over 150,000 calls, José Parra Sandoval, the call center’s director, said this week.

On February 23, the second class of participants enrolled in the British Council’s Active Citizens social leadership training program, organized in collaboration with the Jalisco state government, initiated their learning cycle in Guadalajara.

The Jalisco Public Finance agency has extended the discount period for payment of the annual car tax (refrendo) for another month.